Lemon Cakes with Basil Lemon Syrup Reviews

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I have made these cakes twice since the recipe was fisrt published. I loved how moist and lemoney these cakes are. They puff really well in the oven, just make sure your oven is preheated. I don't bother making the cream or the syrup because the cakes are just good by themselves. One of my favorite Passover desserts.

Excellent flavors - I used one bunch of basil leaves so the flavor was not overpowering, but very subtle. What a wonderful combo! I only had large muffin tins, so the cakes came out a little on the small side. I will definitely make this one again.

Nice, not too heavy dessert. Next time, I will try to up the basil flavor in the syrup. I am even thinking about trying to add basil to the actual cake. The flavors of lemon and basil go so well together, but the strong lemon flavor of the syrup sort of overwhelmed the basil.

I loved this recipe! I made it for Passover and it got mixed reviews from the diners (some non-adventurous diners weren't ready for the basil-lemon combo, and some thought the syrup was too intense), but I thought it was fabulous - a unique combination of flavors - and I will definitely make it again, if only for myself!

This is amazing! I've served it twice to savvy food types and they raved. I was looking for a recipe that would use lots of lemons because my Meyer lemon tree has loads of fruit this year. The syrup is a must in my opinion: the dense cake soaks it up and the flavor is out of this world. I did boil it down more than indicated so it wasn't so watery. With the whipped cream on top, it's to die for!

I have neve made anything like this dish before. I served these cakes with salmon steaks served with mustard butter (also found on this site) and they were a great hit. Although there were a few details to pay attention to, the cakes turned out well. They came out of the tins easily. The lemon flavor was comfortably sweet and not overpowering. I have to print a new recipe for myself because I gave mine away to the company.